The LANDED Podcast

LANDED Podcast 037 Juan Pablo Culasso – Nature Recordist Juan Pablo Culasso is a master interpreter of the natural world. Through his field recordings, he takes listeners deep into wild spaces: the Atlantic Rainforest of Argentina, the cloud forests of Colombia, the Brazilian Pantanal, and coastal lagoons of his native Uruguay. Entering these soundscapes is immersive, transportive, and invigorating. Juan Pablo trained under Jaques Vielliard, curator of the Neotropical Bird Sound Archive at th

LANDED Podcast 036 Rocío Florez – Founder of Gocta Natura Rocío Florez is the Founder and CEO of Gocta Natura SAC and Gocta Natura Reserve. The reserve protects more than 200 acres in the Chachapoyas region of northern Peru—in the transition region between the Andes and the Amazon. For generations, the forest had been cut down to make way for cattle. Under Rocio’s leadership, the land is being rewilded to cloud-forest—habitat for birds, monkeys, and orchids. It is also the site of a lodge that

LANDED Podcast 035 Nicolas Sahli – Founder of The Singular Hotels Nicolas Sahli is one of the founders of The Singular Hotels. With his father, Felipe, they have created two of Chile’s standout properties: The Singular Santiago and The Singular Patagonia. The Singular Santiago The Singular Patagonia “Growing up between the Andes and the Pacific, I learned early that this country has a rare gift: landscapes so extreme and so beautiful that they demand your full attention. From the silence of

LANDED Podcast 035 Lilo Gari – Master Adventure Guide Lilo Gari puts it this way, “Patagonia has always been what makes me happy.” Lilo was born in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. He’s been living in Bariloche for the past nine years. It’s a place where he spent every summer growing up. “That’s why I developed such a deep love for this place.” With a corporate past and an outdoor present, Lilo now works as master adventure guide, and as an outdoor experience product developer. “I see m

LANDED Podcast 033 Simon Heyes Simon Heyes is an ace of Latin American travel—the final boss, the old gaffer. Simon fell head over heels for Latin America back in the early 90’s. He’s been a guide throughout the Andes—from Colombia to Chile. Then, after working for leading specialist UK tour operators, he started Senderos in 2004. The question Simon asks is: How can you love Latin America and not want to preserve it, conserve it, and help it regenerate? Simon argues that tourism is uniquely

LANDED Podcast 032 Sebastian Correa Sebastián Correa Ehlers is Vice President of Explorations & Land Management at Explora. He leads exploration programs and expeditions across South America, and in emerging destinations such as Iceland. Trained as a philosopher, with early studies in architecture, and formative experience as a missionary in the Peruvian Andes, his work combines territorial insight, operational leadership, and place-based storytelling. He creates meaningful exploration experi